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This year has already seen plenty of memorable sporting moments, from the Proteas dominating India on home soil, Raphael Nadal's record breaking Grand Slam win at the Australian Open and the ongoing United Rugby Championship and Currie Cup action.
DUBAI: Novak Djokovic admitted the warm reception he was given by fans in Dubai on Monday (Feb 21) exceeded his expectations as he made a successful return to the tour for the first time since his deportation from Australia.
World number one Novak Djokovic belatedly began his 2022 campaign with a convincing 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Italian teenager Lorenzo Musetti at the Dubai Championships on Monday.
Carlos Alcaraz had yet another breakthrough moment as he won the ATP 500 Rio Open. Alcaraz, 18, beat third seed Diego Schwartzman 6-4 6-2 in the final to claim the second title of his career. Ad/> It was only two years ago that Alcaraz won his first-ever professional match against Albert Ramos-Vinolas in Rio de Janeiro, now he is ranked No 20 in the world and has firmly established himself as one of the best young prospects on tour.
World number one Novak Djokovic finally got his season under way in Dubai on Monday, playing for the first time this year after being deported from Australia for not being vaccinated.
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Novak Djokovic's season, derailed in January when he was deported from Australia, finally starts on Monday in Dubai with the world number one insisting players in the locker room "have been positive and welcoming" on his return. Djokovic missed the chance to win a 10th Australian Open, and 21st Grand Slam, due to the cancellation of his visa in Melbourne and eventual deportation as a result of not being vaccinated. He returns to the tour this week in the Emirates, where he will be competing for the first time since the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid last December.
Rafael Nadal insists Novak Djokovic “is welcome” to return to Grand Slam tennis without being vaccinated if the rules allow it, adding that the Serbian’s continued absence from majors will only “affect his own story”.